Thursday, September 08, 2005
Dems Not Confused By Facts
Those rabidly zealous Democrats, along with former government engineers got a lot of media ttention as they tried to lay the blame for the New Orleans disaster on President Bush's shoulders. They claimed, among other things, that because Bush cut the budget for the Army Corps of Engineers the city wasn't prepared for the Category 5 storm.
But a Washington Post report reveals that the Bush administration gave the Corps more funding than the Clinton administration did over a comparable period and that Louisiana has been given far more federal funds to be used on civil works projects than ANY OTHER STATE!According to the Post, however, much of the money was spent, not on flood control measures, but on lawmakers' pork-barrel construction projects, such as a brand new $750 million canal lock in New Orleans completely unrelated to flood control.
But a Washington Post report reveals that the Bush administration gave the Corps more funding than the Clinton administration did over a comparable period and that Louisiana has been given far more federal funds to be used on civil works projects than ANY OTHER STATE!According to the Post, however, much of the money was spent, not on flood control measures, but on lawmakers' pork-barrel construction projects, such as a brand new $750 million canal lock in New Orleans completely unrelated to flood control.
"...but over the five years of President Bush's administration, Louisiana has received far more money for Corps civil works projects than any other state, about $1.9 billion..."Congress controls the Corps' budget, not the President. ¶ Thursday, September 08, 2005
"...the Bush administration's funding requests for the key New Orleans flood-control projects for the past five years were slightly higher than the Clinton administration's for its past five years."-
"...after a $194 million deepening project for the Port of Iberia flunked a Corps cost-benefit analysis, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) tucked language into an emergency Iraq spending bill ordering the agency to redo its calculations. The Corps also spends tens of millions of dollars a year dredging little-used waterways such as the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, the Atchafalaya River and the Red River -- now known as the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, in honor of the project's congressional godfather..."
"...more than any other federal agency, the Corps is controlled by Congress; its $4.7 billion civil works budget consists almost entirely of "earmarks" inserted by individual legislators."
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I can't seem to find where Bush provided more funding for the Corps than Clinton. I also am interested if you are talking about the pork barrel projects given by a Republican congress to the then Republican leaders of Lousiana.
Or if you are just cherry picking in a desperate attempt to cover your master's rather exposed rear end.
Bush's motto..."Duck the Buck"
Or if you are just cherry picking in a desperate attempt to cover your master's rather exposed rear end.
Bush's motto..."Duck the Buck"
Master? Either you have been watching Roots so many times that you have lost all control over your ability to distinguish reality from movies, or you're just plain nuts.
Presidents don't provide any funding whatsoever. Congress does.
Speaking of "Duck the Buck", why don't you practice what you preach on your own blog? Hmmm...let's see people who aren't fans of yours, and who don't support your point of view get deleted from your blog....yeah. You're a real winner.
Presidents don't provide any funding whatsoever. Congress does.
Speaking of "Duck the Buck", why don't you practice what you preach on your own blog? Hmmm...let's see people who aren't fans of yours, and who don't support your point of view get deleted from your blog....yeah. You're a real winner.
Jay: I can't seem to find where Bush provided more funding for the Corps than Clinton.
James: Look closer.
"But over the five years of President Bush's administration, Louisiana has received far more money for Corps civil works projects than any other state, about $1.9 billion..."-Source
and here,
"the Bush administration's funding requests for the key New Orleans flood-control projects for the past five years were slightly higher than the Clinton administration's for its past five years."-Source
Jay: I also am interested if you are talking about the pork barrel projects given by a Republican congress to the then Republican leaders of Lousiana.
James: Nope.
"...after a $194 million deepening project for the Port of Iberia flunked a Corps cost-benefit analysis, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) tucked language into an emergency Iraq spending bill ordering the agency to redo its calculations. The Corps also spends tens of millions of dollars a year dredging little-used waterways such as the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, the Atchafalaya River and the Red River -- now known as the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, in honor of the project's congressional godfather..." -Source
James: And by the way, for all you "hate-Bush" fringe Lefties who are just sure he had to be responsible, chew on this:
"...more than any other federal agency, the Corps is controlled by Congress; its $4.7 billion civil works budget consists almost entirely of "earmarks" inserted by individual legislators."-Source
Congress controls the Corps' budget, not the President.
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James: Look closer.
"But over the five years of President Bush's administration, Louisiana has received far more money for Corps civil works projects than any other state, about $1.9 billion..."-Source
and here,
"the Bush administration's funding requests for the key New Orleans flood-control projects for the past five years were slightly higher than the Clinton administration's for its past five years."-Source
Jay: I also am interested if you are talking about the pork barrel projects given by a Republican congress to the then Republican leaders of Lousiana.
James: Nope.
"...after a $194 million deepening project for the Port of Iberia flunked a Corps cost-benefit analysis, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) tucked language into an emergency Iraq spending bill ordering the agency to redo its calculations. The Corps also spends tens of millions of dollars a year dredging little-used waterways such as the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, the Atchafalaya River and the Red River -- now known as the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, in honor of the project's congressional godfather..." -Source
James: And by the way, for all you "hate-Bush" fringe Lefties who are just sure he had to be responsible, chew on this:
"...more than any other federal agency, the Corps is controlled by Congress; its $4.7 billion civil works budget consists almost entirely of "earmarks" inserted by individual legislators."-Source
Congress controls the Corps' budget, not the President.
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